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convicted of “forming an illegal group with intent to harm national security.” He was
allegedly held at the detention center in Shiraz known as “No. 100” until 1 January 2011,
when he was released on bail. The majority of his sentence was reportedly suspended upon
appeal. Mr. Mahmoud Beheshti Langroudi, a trade unionist and former speaker of the Iran
Teachers’ Trade Associations, was reportedly arrested in April 2010 and convicted on 28
May 2013 by Branch 15 of the Revolutionary Court in Tehran of “gathering and colluding
against the national security,” for which he was sentenced to four years in prison, and of
“spreading propaganda against the system,” for which he was sentenced to an additional
year in prison. In its reply, the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran stated that
Messrs. Khosro Kordpour and Massoud Kordpour had contacted Western Azerbaijan
attorneys to collect information regarding ongoing cases involving members of counter
revolutionary terrorist groups. The Government claims that the Kordpours posed as Kurdish
human rights activists and were working with terrorist networks. The Government stated
that the Kordpours will be prosecuted by the city of Mahabad’s Islamic Revolution court
and that the dossier containing their charges has been queued for processing. The
Government further stated that Mr. Afshin Keshtkari has been tried on charges “of
engaging in activities that were against the system of the Islamic Republic of Iran and in
favor of counter revolutionary groups,” as well as establishing “membership in illegal
groups with the aim of disturbing national security”. The Government additionally stated
that on 18 May 2013, the appeals court dismissed Mr. Keshtkari’s appeal of his original
three-year sentence, but that the court suspended two and a half years of the original
sentence, confirming the remaining six months. Lastly, the Government stated that Ms.
Jamile Karimi (Jamileh Karimi) was arrested on charges of “establishing an illegal group
acting against domestic security” and “working against the Islamic Republic of Iran and in
favor of counter revolutionary groups”. The Government stated that Ms. Karimi was
released on 1 July 2013 following the completion of preliminary investigations and
modification of her temporary arrest order. The Government did not address any of the
allegations or concerns regarding Mr. Ashkan Zahabian or Mr. Mahmoud Beheshti
Langroudi. The Special Rapporteur appreciates the reply of the Government of the Islamic
Republic of Iran, but regrets that the Government did not provide sufficient documentation
of the investigation into the allegations of solitary confinement and ill-treatment in
connection to these cases. The Special Rapporteur would like to remind the Government of
paragraph 6 of General Comment 20 of the Human Rights Committee, which states that
prolonged solitary confinement of the detained or imprisoned person may amount to acts
prohibited by article 7 [on the prohibition of torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading
treatment or punishment] of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.
(Adopted at the 44th session of the Human Rights Committee, 1992). In this regard, he
would also like to draw the Government’s attention to article 7 of the Basic Principles for
the Treatment of Prisoners, which provides that “efforts addressed to the abolition of
solitary confinement as a punishment, or to the restriction of its use, should be undertaken
and encouraged”. (Adopted by the General Assembly by resolution 45/111 of 14 December
1990).
(f)
JUA 10/07/2013 Case No. IRN 11/2013 State reply: None to date Alleged death in
custody of Mr. Afshin Osanlou and the ongoing detention of several others.
65.
The Special Rapporteur regrets that the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran
has not responded to this communication dated 10 July 2013, thereby failing to cooperate
with the mandate established by the Human Rights Council. The communication referred to
the alleged death of Mr. Afshin Osanlou while in prison and the ongoing detention of
numerous other individuals. According to the information received, Mr. Osanlou, a trade
union activist, died from a heart attack while serving a five year sentence on 20 June 2013.
It is reported that the facts surrounding Mr. Osanlou’s death remain unclear, particularly
relative to his medical care. The information received also indicated that Christian Pastors
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